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Designers’ Attitudes Towards Disabled People and the Compliance of Public Open Places: The Case of Istanbul

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Country: Turkey

Classification: General

Year of Publication: 2010


Study Type:
Quantitative Study

Sample Size:
114

The Research party:
Beykent University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Istanbul, Turkey

Main Idea or Research Questions:
This study aims to assess designers’ attitudes towards disabled people in Istanbul and to test their responses by determining the compliance with access standards for Istanbul’s public open places. Results of this study showed that open public places in Istanbul have accomplished very little in terms of accessibility.

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